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Greater Kailash (often referred to as GK) is a residential area in South Delhi consisting of prime and luxurious real estate in several neighborhoods and multiple markets. It is divided into two zones, namely Parts 1 and 2, located around a section of the Outer Ring Road. It is highly sought after both in the commercial and residential categories. The neighborhood registered a 4.4% growth in residential sales and was featured alongside Green Park, Defense Colony, Vasant Vihar and Anand Niketan in the 2019 edition of Knight Frank's quarterly report on prime luxury residential properties in various megacities around the globe.

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Greater Kailash
Neighborhood of Delhi
Greater Kailash Location in Delhi, India
Coordinates: 28.544342°N 77.23971°E / 28.544342; 77.23971
Country	India
State	Delhi
District	South Delhi
Metro	New Delhi
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	110 048
Planning agency	MCD

Greater Kailash 1

Greater Kailash 1 (GK-I) was developed in the 1960s by DLF Limited when Delhi Government allowed private developers to build colonies and is today one of the most affluent neighborhoods in the city, home to well-known politicians, business personality and people associated with Bollywood industry. GK 1 markets in M and N Block are some of the most popular markets among Delhites and tourists because of its wide range of shopping, restaurants, bars, etc. Home to a wide range of international and national retail stores, such as Giovanni, Next, Puma, Nike, Adidas, Lacoste, United Colors of Benetton, Carlton and several restaurants and coffee houses such as Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, Cafe Coffee Day, Bohemia, etc. The Office of ASSOCHAM was there in Zamrudpur Community Centre till May 2013.

Greater Kailash Part 2

The development of Greater Kailash-I was followed by the expansion of Greater Kailash Part II, which has easier accessibility to the Outer Ring Road of New Delhi. M-Block, GK II is a popular market, with many restaurants, coffee shops, sanitary shops and beauty salons. It is one of the largest hubs for sanitary ware in Northern India. Recently the market has experienced heavy footfall due to several posh restaurants, salons and banks.[1]

Real Estate

Established in the early 1960s, the Greater Kailash locality has two metro stations on the violet and magenta lines. It has its own prime market which hosts numerous opulent salons, boutiques and eating joints. Property rates have always been high in this colony due to the numerous facilities available. Builder floors and independent villas cost anywhere between INR 6-25 crores (the US $800,000 - $9,000,000) in this colony. Rental rates are also very high due to which this residential area is among the most expensive pin codes of New Delhi.

Educational institutions

• Balvantray Mehta Vidya Bhawan Anguridevi Shersingh Memorial Academy
• Don Bosco School
• Summer Fields School
• K R Mangalam
• After School Academy

Hospitals

• Shekhawati Hospital
• Apollo Spectra Hospital
• Fortis La Femme Hospital
• Sukhda Hospital
• Phoenix Hospital
• Premier Skin Hospital
• Bharti Eye Hospital
• Spectra Eye Hospital
• AJ Kanwar Skin Hospital

Religious buildings

• Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha (Greater Kailash)

∆ Sanatan Dharm Mandir ∆ Arya Samaj Mandir ∆ Church

Accessibility

• The Domestic Airport is 17 km from Greater Kailash.
• The International Airport (IGI) is 22 km from Greater Kailash.
• The Nizamuddin Railway station is approximately 9 km from Greater Kailash
• The New Delhi Railway Station is approximately 15 – 16 km from Greater Kailash

Contiguous Neighborhoods

• East of Kailash
• Nehru Place
• Lajpat Nagar
• Kalkaji
• Chittaranjan Park
• Masjid Moth
• Greater Kailash 3
• Kailash Colony
• Sant Nagar
• Pamposh Enclave
• Hemkunt Colony
• Chirag Enclave
• Siri Fort Road
• Alaknanda
• tughlaqabad extension
• Govind puri

References

External Links

Nehru Place Distributors Nehru Place

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